The European Accessibility Act is coming and most Design System teams aren’t ready

Into Design Systems Team

May 13, 2025

Hey Design System Friend 👋

The European Accessibility Act is coming and most teams aren’t ready!

Last month, over 200 Design System professionals joined our exclusive pre-conference accessibility training to get ahead of the curve.

Accessibility is no longer a nice-to-have.
With the European Accessibility Act taking effect soon, it’s about to become a legal requirement for many digital products in the EU.

Now is the right time to strategically embed accessibility into your Design Systems, product development, and documentation.

The good news?
You don’t have to figure it out alone.

If you’ve ever asked:

Where do I even start with accessibility in Design Systems?
How do I document components in a way that supports all users?
What does scalable accessibility look like in practice?

We’ve got you covered.

Two practical sessions you can watch today

We brought in two expert voices to lead hands-on sessions that go beyond theory:

📌 Accessibility Foundations in Design Systems

with Stéphanie Walter
UX Researcher, Product Designer & Teacher

✅ How to build accessible color palettes using design tokens
✅ How to document keyboard navigation, error handling, and drag-and-drop alternatives
✅ Real-world accessibility strategies you can apply to your components today

📌 Accessibility Annotations: The Missing Link in Design Systems

with Daniel Henderson-Ede
Principal Accessibility Consultant, Mantis & Co.

✅ Why accessibility annotations reduce friction and improve team alignment
✅ How to integrate them into presets and design system tooling
✅ How to scale accessibility across teams in a sustainable way

📼 Watch the Recordings Today

These sessions are available on-demand for all Into Design Systems Conference ticket holders.

🎟️ Don’t have a ticket yet?

👉 Grab yours now and get instant access

And that’s just the beginning

At the Into Design Systems Conference (May 28–30, online), you’ll also get access to five more accessibility-focused sessions, including:

Handoff: Tips for Documentation, Accessibility and Collaboration
The craft of accessibility: Techniques and tools for inclusive design systems
From docs to engagement: building documentation and tools teams actually use
The WCAG 2.2 Card Deck: Making Accessibility More Accessible
Designing for Neurodiversity

Don’t wait until June to start preparing

Most teams will be reacting once the regulations land.
You can be ahead of them.

Start now.

Learn from people who are already doing the work.
And build systems that are inclusive, compliant, and scalable.

Let’s grow together,
Sil

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— Victor Nystad, Lead Analyst Digital Design @ Equinor